cultural

[kuhl-cher-uhl] / ˈkʌl tʃər əl /

ADJECTIVE

educational, enlightening

Synonyms

STRONGEST

artistic developmental

WEAK

adorning advancing beautifying beneficial broadening civilizing constructive corrective dignifying disciplining edifying educative elevating ennobling enriching expanding glorifying helpful humane humanizing influential inspirational instructive learned liberal liberalizing nurturing ornamenting polishing promoting raising refined refining regenerative socializing stimulating uplifting widening

Example Sentences

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“But even if it’s more legend than fact, it speaks to the long-standing connection between pretzels and Vienna, where they remain a beloved part of the city’s culinary and cultural identity.”

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

You can be anywhere in the world, but you can’t change your blood line, your cultural background, your ‘roots.’

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The researchers noted that cultural expectations may play a role in shaping mental health outcomes.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

The numbers are still out for 2026, but it’s safe to say that they were big enough to thrust Coachella to the forefront of the cultural conversation in an unprecedented way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

There are only cultural choices, from among a bewildering palette of possibilities.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

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